Contemporary era · 1955 – 1975
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (c. 1955 – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) and their allies. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union and China, while South Vietnam was supported by the United States and other anti-communist nations.
- When
- 1 Nov 1955 – 30 Apr 1975
- Where
- Laos
- Era
- Contemporary
Topics
People
Mao Zedong1893 – 19761st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976).jpg/330px-Gerald_Ford_presidential_portrait_(cropped).jpg)
Gerald Ford1913 – 2006President of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1913–2006)
Lyndon B. Johnson1908 – 1973President of the United States from 1963 to 1969 (1908–1973)
Ho Chi Minh1890 – 1969Vietnamese communist leader, founder of North Vietnam (1890–1969)
Henry Kissinger1923 – 2023American diplomat and geopolitical advisor, served as U.S. Secretary of State from 1973 to 1977 (1923–2023)
Leonid Brezhnev1906 – 1982General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1906–1982)
Al Goreb. 1948Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)
John McCain1936 – 2018American politician (1936–2018)
Before and after
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